NDA impounds Pastor Kayanja’s fake tick drugs

National Drug Authority (NDA) has impounded 100 samples of TICKOFF which is an acaricide being promoted by Pastor Robert Kayanja claiming that its an incredible organic product that kills ticks instantly.

Upon investigations, the Authority said a team from Makerere University Veterinary School confessed that they had never worked or reviewed anything from Kayanja or any of his associates as he had claimed.

In a statement released by the Authority further noted that Kayanja and his team declined to disclose the ingredients of the product leading to their impounding along working with Uganda police.

“Uganda police impounded over 100 samples from his church stores and took them to both NDA and Government Chemical Laboratories. All samples tested positive of contamination with dangerous and banned chemicals,” it read in lines.

Among the chemicals that tested positive, NDA said these included:
1. DIAZINON Which is a highly concentrated fumigant used to kill bedbugs, bats and termites.
2. FIPRONIL a spray banned for food producing animals because of long withdrawal period due to the potential risks it could have on human health.
3. BENALAXYL a systemic fungicide Which is carcinogenic or known to cause cancer.

The Authority confirmed that all the above chemicals were being mixed with animal feeds such as Mukene and packaged without any expiry date and no ingredient information or warning.

” After disclosing to Pastor Kayanja that his product was counterfeit, he has since closed all communication channels and instead tried to blackmail our teams. NDA condemns in the strongest way possible terms the actions of pastor Kayanja, ” said the statement.

Facts from the Authority indicated that the manufacture of and distribution along with use of the TICKOFF product, was first publicly promoted by Pastor Kayanja at one of his services in Rubaga Church during the 2022 Christmas season.